cradle-chairs

Updated: May 4, 2025

On deck the sailors got ready lifeboats, swung them out on the davits, and stood by, prepared to lower away their crews if necessary; fixed rope-ladders, cradle-chairs, nooses, and bags for the children at the hatches, to haul the rescued up the side.

Lawrence Beesley - The Loss of the S. S. Titanic : Its Story and Its Lessons